This is an analysis of the poem Down The Street And Around The Corner that begins with:

Down the street and around the corner,
May be someone's prized possession......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb Xcd Xdc aXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010 10111010 101 11011010 01010111 1011010100 111110 110 01110011 1101101010 110100010110100 100010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Down The Street And Around The Corner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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